October 1, 2010

Lost Chickens

My chickens are gone.

Well, two of them are.

There names are Riley and Sleepy and they vanished on Wednesday.

We have no idea what happened to them.

When I came home Wednesday afternoon I saw the red chickens, but not the white one or the black one. My son called them for a minute or two, but they didn't come running. We figured the were around somewhere and went in the house. At 7:30, when I went to put them away for the night, they weren't on their perch! We searched that night with flash lights, but never found them. The next day we looked all over the property and called them. When I call them I say "chick chick chick chick chickey". But no little chickens came a runnin like they usually do. It is now Friday and still no sign of them. I am assuming that they wandered a little too far and lost their way, or a dog came into the yard and chased them so far away they couldn't find their way back. I am sad. We loved them like pets. They are very sweet. The white one, Sleepy, will let you pick her up anytime. The black one, Riley, is a little harder to catch, but she will let you hold her. We are still hopeful that they will find their way home...that is if they haven't met up with a raccoon, fox or coyote. If that happens, we will probably never know.

Hello friends, thanks for your concern about my hens...I really appreciate it. I am sorry to say, that they have not returned. We looked all over on several different days. At this point, I really don't think they will come back. It is the strangest thing. It just has to be a dog that got them, or chased them...I just don't know. It is sad, but we are ok.

I raised chickens at one time and they had a nice big pen to walk around in but still some types of varmits would find a way into the pen and chicken house and I'd often find the remains of them or just disappeared. It's hard to not get attached to farm animals, but my theory is not to name or tame anything you may put on your plate in the future. It's just easier that way.

About Me

I am a modern day homemaker with an old school twist, a stay-at-home mom to our two boys, and a devoted wife to my wonderful hubby. I love keeping things a little on the old fashioned side such as cooking the majority of our meals from scratch, but not everything. We raise chickens for our eggs and I keep a small herb garden. If you are looking for perfect, you won't find it here. I enjoy hand embroidery, quilting, cooking, baking, reading, blogging, coffee and chocolate. These are a few of my favorite things!